Harrison County, IN

Commuting

In Indiana, most workers commute to a job, either within their home county or beyond. Patterns of commuting are significant in showing the labor supply. The county labor force represents workers who reside in the county no matter where they work.

Commuting Data, 2016

Number

Number of tax filers who live in county and work

26,147

Number of tax filers who work in the county

19,664

Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county

17,177

Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county

2,487

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue

Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2016

County

Number

Pct. Five County Total

Floyd County

671

30.9%

Crawford County

572

26.3%

Kentucky

347

16.0%

Clark County

332

15.3%

Washington County

249

11.5%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue

Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2016

County

Number

Pct. Five County Total

Kentucky

3,516

42.6%

Floyd County

2,373

28.7%

Clark County

1,710

20.7%

Out of State

441

5.3%

Crawford County

216

2.6%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue

Travel To Work in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

Total Workers Age 16 and Over

17,436

100.0%

Travel To Work

16,774

96.2%

Car, Truck, or Van

16,398

94.0%

Traveled Alone

15,047

86.3%

Carpooled

1,351

7.7%

Used Public Transportation

16

0.1%

Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other

360

2.1%

Worked At Home

662

3.8%

Average Travel Time (Minutes)

29.4

Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates